By default, Mac OS X has a keyboard shortcut, Command + H that hides any given application. In Photoshop, this shortcut has always been occupied to Hide Extras (View > Extras). Added in Photoshop CS5 however is the option of changing that behavior so that either OS X or Photoshop uses the shortcut. The loosing command will instead get the shortcut Command + Control + H.

When you hit the shortcut for the first time on CS5, Photoshop will ask you what to do and save that as a default. If you wish to change, it is available in the keyboard shortcuts.

Mac OS X 10.6.2, released yesterday by Apple, brings, apart from good operating system fixes, some fixes for Photoshop, both in general and for CS4. These are all confirmed by the Photoshop team who have been helping Apple to test these:

By now, anyone who follows my personal blog or my twitter account, will know that I have had computer issues and that my computer is still (after three weeks) in for repair. The rant of why it is still there, can be found on Twitter. Nevertheless, I have learnt these week to be very grateful of one of my backup plans. Let me tell you why!

Today marks the release of a brand new website within the Bernskiold Media Group network! It is the MacAppZone, a site where you can find the latest Mac application news, reviews and also something called appthroughs which are basically weekly application walkthroughs available high-resolution on the website and through the iTunes feed! Do go and take a look at the new website, subscribe to the RSS Feed and follow it on Twitter!

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